Nights in White Wine: Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay

I'm getting behind on my blog here, in that I have been drinking a lot of wine and I haven't had time to post about it. I haven't even taken pictures of the bottles yet, so there are all these bottles on my counter. Gregory wanted to throw them out, and I immediately intervened, "No! I'm saving those!" And he said, "For what?" "I need to take pictures of them and post them on the internet." His response was, "That is not creepy at all. You're like a combination hoarder and serial killer." "Well, excuse me while I kill of this other bottle to add to my collection."

So on with today's post:

What better way to spend an evening with a blonde, than with a couple bottles of white wine? One for you and one for her.

My dear friend Catherine is visiting, and she was in the mood for white, so we started light with the Vampire Pinot Grigio 2009. This is a nicely rounded white, light citrus, refreshing. We were drinking more with the idea of drinking in mind. So we didn't really taste as much as we...drank it.

Next we stepped it up with the Orogeny Chardonnay. This is nicely oakey, like drinking roasted cashews. It isn't a big flavor, but nicely balanced and just wonderful. I had a handful of trail mix and it was quite lovely, salty and sweet flavors. I think the oakiness of the Chardonnay was made more distinct by the lightly citrus quality of the Vampire white we had before.

I'm not necessarily saying you will better enjoy these wines in the company of a blonde, but it can't hurt.

Bottom line: put on a wig and drink it.